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Microsoft SQL Server Database Engineer
Location:Alpharetta, GA or Berkeley Heights, NJ
Position Summary
We are seeking an experiencedMicrosoft SQL Server Database Engineerto design, implement, migrate, and support mission-critical SQL Server database environments across on-premises data centers and Microsoft Azure cloud platforms. This role is responsible for database engineering, performance optimization, high availability, disaster recovery, automation, security, cloud migration initiatives, and enterprise database operations while maintaining minimal to zero application downtime.
The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in SQL Server administration, Azure database technologies, automation, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and large-scale enterprise database environments.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science.
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in Microsoft SQL Server Administration and Engineering.
- Proven experience managing large-scale SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure cloud infrastructures.
- Strong understanding of database architecture, high availability, disaster recovery, security, storage, and networking concepts.
- Experience supporting mission-critical production environments with 24x7 operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support Microsoft SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure platforms.
- Plan and execute database migrations, upgrades, consolidations, and cloud transformation initiatives with minimal downtime.
- Design and support highly available database solutions using:
- Always On Availability Groups
- Distributed Availability Groups
- Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC)
- Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)
- Log Shipping
- Monitor, analyze, and optimize SQL Server performance using native and enterprise monitoring to